Tourism News

Kathmandu: As the national campaign-Visit Nepal 2020- knocks at the door, the only government-owned Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has called upon the interested applicants to implement a free WiFi network in the tourist hub areas. According to the NTA, tender solicited publicly, selective operators through a competitive bidding process will…

Kathmandu: Hotel Association of Nepal (HAN) has directed all its member resorts and hotels to provide special discounts of 30% on rooms and 16% discount on food for the tourists arriving in Nepal during visit year 2020. HAN took this decision last week to effectively promote the Nepal Visit Year…

Sushant Lama Ex-British soldier and Nepal born-Nirmal ‘Nims’  Purja MBE-stepped on the peak of 14th mountain, Shishapangma in China, on October 29, 2019, setting the world record for being the fastest person to ascend all the 14 mountains over 8,000 meters in just six months and six days. Nirmal ‘Nims’…

Kathmandu: The Chhat festival which is especially observed in the lower plains of Nepal concluded on Saturday after ritual bathing in rivers and worship of the rising and setting sun across the country. The festival is dedicated to Sun God and his sister Chahathi Maiya. Even in Kathmandu, the festival…

Kathmandu: Tourism revenue has increased in Bhaktapur with the rising number of visitors coming to this ancient town as the Visit Nepal Tourism Year 2020 draws closer, according to RSS report Friday . The number of tourists visiting Bhaktapur has increased by 600 in the last three months of the…

Kathmandu: A well-equipped rescue center has been established along the trekking trail of Annapurna according to RSS report Friday. The rescue center is supported by Um Hong Gil Human Foundation, Korean telecom, and Nepal telecom. The project located in the main entrance to the base camp of Machhapuchchhre Mountain and…

Kathmandu: Homestay Association Nepal (HOSAN) has decided that all internal, as well as external tourists, will enjoy the provision of a 20% discount in all logistic and foods at all the homestays during the visit year 2020 next year. According to the RSS report, HOSAN decided to provide the discount…

Kathmandu: Pokhara Chamber of Commerce and Industry has kicked off the ‘Destination Mardi Himal’ campaign aimed at tourism promotion. The campaign has kicked off by beginning a trek to Mt Mardi Thursday, with the objective of augmenting the Internal Tourism Year 2019 announced by the Gandaki Provincial government and the…

Kathmandu: Poor conditions of trekking route and exorbitant entrance fees have emerged as key challenges to the tourism development of Upper Mustang. The number of foreign tourists coming to the trans-Himalayan Upper Mustang has not increased despite full-wing preparation for Visit Nepal Year-2020, RSS reported. Keeping this in mind, locals…

Kathmandu: Four rhinos have been found dead inside the Chitwan National Park (CNP) in the past two months. The latest victim was a 40-year-old rhino found dead on October 26, 2019 in Raptidun buffer zone community forest in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-25, said CNP’s information officer Gopal Ghimire. The rhino died…